D
Anincreaseinstudentsapplyingtostudyeconomicsatuniversityisbeingattr ibutedto(归因于)theglobaleconomiccrisisawakeningapublicthirstforknowledgeabouthowthefinancialsystemworks.
Applicationsfordegreecoursesbeginningthisautumnwereupby15%thisJanuary,accordingtoUCAS,theUniversitiesandCollegesAdmissionsService.AspokesmanfortheRoyalEconomicSocietysaidapplicationstodoeconomicsatA-levelwerealsoup.
ProfessorJohnBeath,thepresidentofthesocietyandaleadinglectureratStAndrewsUniversity,saidhisfirst-yearlectures---whichareopentostudentsfromalldepartments---weredrawingcrowdsof400,ratherthantheusual250.
“Therearealargenumberofstudentswhoarenoteconomicsmajors,whowouldliketolearnsomethingaboutit.OneofthethingsIhavedonethisyearistorelatemyteachingtocontemporaryeventsinawaythatonehasn’ttr aditionallydone.”Hesaid.
Universityapplicationsrose7%lastyear,buttherewererisesaboveaverageinseveralsubjects.Nursingsawa15%jump,withpeople’srenewedinterestincareersinthepubicsector(部门),whichareseenasmoresecureineconomiccrisis.
Arecentstudyshowedalmosttwothirdsofparentsbelievedschoolsshoulddomoretoteachpupilsaboutfinancialmatters,andalmosthalfsaidtheirchildrenhadaskedthemwhatwasgoingon,althoughaminorityofparentsfelttheydidnotunderstanditthemselveswellenoughtoexplain.
ZackHocking,theheadofChildTrustFunds,said:“It’spossiblethatonegoodthingtoarisefromthedownturnwillbeagenerationthat’sfinanciallywiserandbetterequippedtomanagetheirmoneythroughtimesofeconomicuncertainty.”
71.ProfessorJohnBeath’slecturesare.
A.giveninatr aditionalwayB.connectedwiththepresentsituation
C.opentobothstudentsandtheirparentsD.warmlyreceivedbyeconomics
正确答案：B
